Remains To Be Buried At Arlington

WASHINGTON — Unidentified remains of the Challenger crew will be buried together during a private service Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery.

Relatives of the seven astronauts requested that the location of the group gravesite not be disclosed until the Army can design and install a suitable memorial, a military spokesman said Thursday.

A formal service will be held at the gravesite in a few months when the memorial is in place, the spokesman said.

The remains of Challenger commander Francis ''Dick'' Scobee, an Air Force major, will be buried Monday at Arlington with full military honors near the grave of shuttle pilot Michael Smith.

Air Force officers will provide a rifle salute, a flag-folding ceremony and the playing of ''Taps.''

Ronald McNair's remains will be buried Saturday at his hometown of Lake City, S.C., and Ellison Onizuka will be buried in Kona, Hawaii, sometime later this month.

Christa McAuliffe's remains were buried in Concord, N.H., and the ashes of Gregory Jarvis were scattered from a plane off the California coast. The family of Judith Resnik has announced no funeral plans.